Amazon to distribute Allen

Woody Allen’s latest film, “Wonder Wheel,” will have its world premiere as the closing-night film at this year’s New York Film Festival, it was announced Thursday.

The film stars Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple and James Belushi in a story set around Coney Island in the 1950s.

“Wonder Wheel” will also be the first film fully distributed by Amazon when it opens in theaters Dec. 1.

The company has already made fast inroads to the movie business, winning Academy Awards this year for “Manchester by the Sea,” but has worked with distribution partners such as Roadside Attractions and Bleecker Street to help get movies into theaters.